Vb.net– How Do I Compile An .exe Just Like I Did In Vb6?
I miss my VB6 days and would love to re-live them using my new VB.NET ide. When I put together a Solution, it’s not automatically apparent how to make an .exe file, and I’m suspecting it’s not done from within any of the the development environment toolbars.
June 7th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Which VB.net do you have? I have 2002 and 2005.
In 2005, you can make the .exe file by clicking on Build and selecting Build (name of solution). The .exe file will be located in the solution folder under the folders bin/Release. By default, it should be in the Visual Studio 2005 folder in My Documents, under ProjectsName of Solution bin Release.
In 2002, click Build… Build Solution. The .exe file should be in your solution folder directly under the bin folder.
I assume version 2003 is similar.
When I first switched from VB6 to .Net, I missed VB6 too. Things that I knew how to do in a matter of minutes now took an hour just to figure out. But once you get used to it, you’ll never want to go back. Just give it some time. I’m just switching over to version 2005 and am starting to appreciate it. Unfortunately, I started a project a year ago in 2002 and it’s just too much work to re-write, so I’m stuck using the older version for that one. If you want to take a look, it’s a web application written entirely in .Net (with a little javascript here and there): http://www.imagolfer.com.
Hope this helps.
- Rich
June 7th, 2009 at 11:19 am
There isn’t a seperate “build exe” in .NET as there was in VB 6. Whenever
you build, your assembly and .exe are constructed. You should find it in
the BIN directory of your project on disk.